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IRS's Computer System Sends Taxpayer 35-Year-Old Form
from the now-that's-useful... dept
We all know that, like so many government agencies, the IRS has had some difficulties modernizing their computer systems -- however, you might not have realized just how old the system seems to think it really is. A taxpayer who called in requesting a "Schedule B" form (for reporting dividend and interest income), was a bit surprised to receive a Schedule B form... from 1969. It turns out that Schedule A and Schedule B are now both on the same form. However, when the IRS agent put the info into the computer, he just entered Schedule B -- which apparently hasn't been on its own form since 1969. The computer, of course, then did its job and ordered the form it thought was requested. Government efficiencies at work.
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Says something for the carefulness of their employees that they can order-up something on the computer and not check what it's done before it gets as far as the snail-mail envelope.
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Hey, give them some credit - how many companies/organisations could easily find a form from 1969!
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he asked for it.. and he got it.. that's good, no?
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